# List of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episodes (2025)

The following is a list of episodes of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, NPR's news panel game, that aired during 2025. All episodes, unless otherwise indicated, feature Peter Sagal as host and Bill Kurtis as announcer/scorekeeper, and originate from the Studebaker Theatre at Chicago's Fine Arts Building. Dates indicated are the episodes' original Saturday air dates, and the job titles and backgrounds of the guests reflect their status and positions at the time of their appearance. On some occasions, member stations alter the episodes for their donation drive breaks, which only impact the show's airing within their broadcast area.

## Contents

* Top
* January
* February
* March
* April
* May
* June
* July
* August
* September
* October
* November
* December

## January

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| January 4 | "Best of 2024" episode featuring actress/singer Renée Elise Goldsberry, rapper Danny Brown, economic historian Claudia Goldin, former chef/host of Top Chef (Season 21) Kristen Kish, and former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach/CBS NFL studio analyst Bill Cowher, as well as previously unaired segments. | "Best of 2024" episode featuring actress/singer Renée Elise Goldsberry, rapper Danny Brown, economic historian Claudia Goldin, former chef/host of Top Chef (Season 21) Kristen Kish, and former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach/CBS NFL studio analyst Bill Cowher, as well as previously unaired segments. | "Best of 2024" episode featuring actress/singer Renée Elise Goldsberry, rapper Danny Brown, economic historian Claudia Goldin, former chef/host of Top Chef (Season 21) Kristen Kish, and former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach/CBS NFL studio analyst Bill Cowher, as well as previously unaired segments. |
| January 11 | Actor Josh Gad | Negin Farsad, Rachel Coster, Josh Gondelman | |
| January 18 | Comedian/actress Rose Matafeo | Maz Jobrani, Alzo Slade, Helen Hong | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I'Anson |
| January 25 | Singer-songwriter/Youtuber mxmtoon | Paula Poundstone, Hari Kondabolu, Faith Salie | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I'Anson |

## February

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| February 1 | Taxidermist Amber Maykut | Adam Felber, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Rekha Shankar | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I'Anson |
| February 8 | Actress/comedian Vanessa Bayer | Peter Grosz, Shantira Jackson, Rachel Feinstein | Guest host Tom Papa Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I'Anson |
| February 15 | Mike Derks & Mike Bishop, members of heavy metal band Gwar | Negin Farsad, Alzo Slade, Adam Burke | Show recorded in Richmond, VA (Altria Theater) Guest judge/scorekeeper Chioke I'Anson |
| February 22 | "Best of" episode featuring actors John Leguizamo & James Marsden, musician Mark Ronson, ultramarathoner Tara Dower, and actor/singer Billy Porter, as well as previously unaired segments. | "Best of" episode featuring actors John Leguizamo & James Marsden, musician Mark Ronson, ultramarathoner Tara Dower, and actor/singer Billy Porter, as well as previously unaired segments. | Guest host Tom Papa Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I'Anson |

## March

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| March 1 | Comedian/actor Roy Wood Jr. | Helen Hong, Paula Poundstone, Tom Bodett | |
| March 8 | Actress Lauren Graham | Faith Salie, Shantira Jackson, Roy Blount Jr. | |
| March 15 | Actress Amanda Seyfried | Emmy Blotnick, Peter Grosz, Fortune Feimster | |
| March 22 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | Show recorded in Orlando, FL (Walt Disney Theater) |
| March 29 | "Best of" episode | "Best of" episode | "Best of" episode |

## April

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| April 5 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | |
| April 12 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | |
| April 19 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | Show recorded in Durham, NC (DPAC) |
| April 26 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | |

## May

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| May 3 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | |
| May 10 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | |
| May 17 | "Best of" episode | "Best of" episode | "Best of" episode |
| May 24 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | |
| May 31 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | Show recorded in Location TBD |

## June

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| June 7 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | |
| June 14 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | |
| June 21 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | |
| June 28 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | Show recorded in Location TBD |